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The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
The EESC has six sections, specialising in concrete topics of relevance to the citizens of the European Union, ranging from social to economic affairs, energy, environment, external relations or the internal market.
A few weeks before the European Commission was to vote on a ten year renewal of the glyphosate licence, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) offered a forum for discussion during its plenary on Wednesday. Two of the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) proponents, David Schwartz from WeMove.org and Herman van Bekkem from Greenpeace, were invited to present the goals of their initiative.
CESE solicită Comisiei să promoveze mai bine industria zahărului din UE
În luna octombrie a acestui an, la expirarea cotelor de producție de zahăr obținut din sfeclă, industria europeană a zahărului se va afla într-o situație complet nouă. Dacă această nouă provocare va deveni sau nu o poveste de succes și dacă industria zahărului va reuși să valorifice posibilitatea unei producții nelimitate de zahăr pentru export și utilizare alimentară – depinde de felul în care UE îi va sprijini pe prelucrătorii și pe cultivatorii de sfeclă de zahăr europeni.
Concerns over the social costs and the financing of the energy transition ran through all panel discussions at the EESC's European Energy Dialogue, organised by the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels on 7 September. The event focused on the European Commission's proposed Clean Energy for All Europeans package as seen by a wide spectrum of civil society stakeholders debating with European institutions and market players.
CESE trage un semnal de alarmă și acuză Comisia și statele membre de insuficientă voință politică
CESE trage un semnal de alarmă într-o vară cu furtuni puternice, alunecări de teren și alte manifestări meteorologice extreme. Cele câteva propuneri ale CESE privind o mai bună protecție a naturii nu au primit până acum nicio reacție din partea Comisiei sau a statelor membre. „Facem încă o dată apel la Comisie și la statele membre să asigure o aplicare rapidă și coerentă a strategiei privind biodiversitatea, mai cu seamă a Directivelor privind păsările și habitatele și a celei privind apa, ca mijloace importante pentru protejarea biodiversității”, arată Lutz Ribbe, membru al CESE din partea Germaniei, făcând referire la avizul său privind politica UE în materie de biodiversitate.
Ongoing negotiations on enlargement, visa liberalisation, customs union can only progress in an atmosphere of respect of civil liberties, EU and turkey organisations say
The 36th meeting of the EU-Turkey JCC took place at the EESC in Brussels on 18 and 19 July 2017. At the opening session EESC President Georges Dassis welcomed the ...
Creating a positive narrative for the EU, strengthening its economic foundations, fostering its social dimension, facilitating the transition towards a low-carbon and circular economy and empowering and involving Civil Society. These are the main messages of the contribution of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) to the European Commission's 2018 Work Programme. The EESC calls on the Commission to adopt sustainable development as an overarching ...
The EESC held the 6th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum in Sarajevo on 10-11 July. Participants adopted a Final Declaration calling for increased media freedom, opening the doors of the Western Balkans to EU enlargement, the implementation of migration policies and increased employment opportunities, and working on women's rights. EESC President Georges Dassis opened the Forum by saying "The goal that everybody should strive for is a lasting peace among countries that went through terrible times not so long ago, and EU accession is there to anchor peace in their relations". He added: "European integration is...
"Brexit means uncertainty", said Michel Barnier at the outset of the debate with EESC members on 6 July, "uncertainty for citizens, businesses and jobs". He stressed his task was to negotiate on the basis of what the United Kingdom put on the table, which included no free movement for EU citizens, full autonomy of laws, no role for the European Court of Justice and the autonomy to sign free trade agreements. The latter involves leaving the customs union and the single market. But there was also one certainty...
Europe's rural regions vary within and between Member States. It is important to be aware of these differences and to ensure that rural programmes and measures take into account the differences at EU and Member State level. In its own-initiative opinion From Cork 2.0 declaration to concrete action, the EESC calls for more targeted...
The successful experience of Estonia with E-government as well as questions concerning cybersecurity were discussed during the EESC conference on the “Future development of E-government in the EU” held in Tallinn. The EESC hosted a debate on the priorities of the incoming Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU which have as an overarching goal to improve the ...